Man involved in 2 Eastpointe shootings arrested

A 19-year-old Warren man has been arrested by Eastpointe police and will be charged on Friday with shooting two men with a .25 caliber semi-automatic handgun during an argument at a New Year’s Eve party.

Eastpointe police Detective Lt. Dave Ernatt said the incident occurred at 1:20 a.m. on Wednesday in the 22000 block of Melrose Court. Ernatt said a fight ensued at the party when a man later identified as the suspect in the shooting was inappropriately touching female guests.

“The suspect in the shooting was not invited to the party but came with a friend,” Ernatt said. “He was acting inappropriately, partygoers said, and kept on touching females on their buttocks,” Ernatt said. “He pulled out a handgun and fired two shots that struck the victims.”

The man was arrested at his residence on Eastwood Street near 8 Mile Road in Warren on Wednesday morning by Eastpointe detectives and Warren police.

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Ernatt said police recovered a handgun believed to have been used in the shooting in the basement of the home.

Police said the 18 year-old man who was shot in the leg has been released from a local hospital. The 19-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and is still recovering in the hospital, Ernatt said.

“Our detectives were able to obtain the suspect’s cell phone number through numerous interviews and got subscriber information for his phone,” Ernatt said.